Bruce DuMont

Bruce DuMont (born June 18, 1944) is a former syndicated radio political analyst and TV broadcaster based in Chicago, Illinois.

[1] He was the host of Beyond the Beltway, a syndicated talk radio show that was airing on 14 stations around the United States when it ended production on January 19, 2025.

[6][7] DuMont gained his first on-air radio experience at WLTD, now WCGO, in Evanston, Illinois, a 1,000-watt AM station at the time.

[10] After eight and a half years of delays related to construction and financing,[11] the MBC reopened in its new location at 360 N. State St. on June 13, 2012.

[12] In August 2016 DuMont announced that he planned to retire as the museum's president;[13] however, according to the website Chicagoland Radio and Media, "Officially, DuMont is voluntarily retiring from the MBC, claiming the decision is entirely his own, although in reality, there is far more behind it," including alleged financial mismanagement and controversy surrounding his personal life.